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Can Auroral Heating Explain Brown Dwarf Thermal Inversions?
Anna Zuckerman, James Mang, J. Sebastian Pineda +2
Recent modeling of the JWST spectra of the Y-dwarf CWISEPJ193518.59-154620.3 (Faherty et al. 2024; Suárez et al. 2025) and the T-dwarf SIMPJ013656.5+093347.3 (Nasedkin et al. 2025)…
The Dyn-Atmo Survey: JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of dynamical benchmark GJ 758 B
Alexander Madurowicz, Emily Rickman, Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi +22
We present new JWST/NIRSpec IFU high contrast spectroscopic observations of the brown dwarf companion GJ 758 B. Extensive radial velocity monitoring of the primary has enabled high…
The Dyn-Atmo Survey: High-contrast Imaging Spectroscopy of the Substellar Companion HD 13724 B with the JWST NIRSpec IFU
Kielan K. W. Hoch, Alex Madurowicz, Evert Nasedkin +22
We present the first spectral analysis from the JWST Cycle 3 GO Program #6362, the Dyn-Atmo Survey of dynamical-atmospheric benchmarks, characterizing the atmospheres of directly-i…
The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems VIII: patchy forsterite and enstatite clouds in the atmosphere of VHS 1256 b, retrieval lessons learned and outlook to the future
Niall Whiteford, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Ben Burningham +123
JWST defines a new era for the data-driven approach of retrieval modelling, which has become a cornerstone tool for the statistical inference of exoplanetary and brown dwarf proper…
The JWST weather report: Unravelling the atmospheric variability of isolated worlds using principal component analysis
Merle A. Schrader, Johanna M. Vos, Evert Nasedkin +17
Brown dwarf variability directly probes atmospheric dynamics beyond the Solar System, and recent JWST time-resolved spectroscopy has opened a new window into these processes. Princ…
Silicate Clouds, SiO, and Molecular Trends across the L-T Sequence: A JWST/MIRI LRS Spectral Library of Brown Dwarfs
Sam Barber, Stanimir Metchev, Genaro Suárez +9
We present the results of a survey program with JWST's MIRI LRS that obtained 514 m R~100 spectra of twenty-three L0T6 dwarfs. This spectral type range spans the formation…
Direct Imaging Discovery of Giant Exoplanet Pictoris d: A Decade-Long Game of Hide-and-Seek
Ben J. Sutlieff, Markus J. Bonse, Valentin Christiaens +94
We report the direct imaging discovery of a third exoplanet in the Pictoris system. We detect Pictoris d ( Pic d) in non-coronagraphic observations obtained with VLT/ERI…
A Spitzer Space Telescope Exploration Science Program to Search for Y Dwarf Variability
Michael C. Cushing, Jesica L. Trucks, Kevin K. Hardegree-Ullman +10
We present the results of a Spitzer Space Telescope Exploration Science Program to search for and characterize variability in Y dwarfs. We observed 14 Y dwarfs over a 24 hr period…
The Case for High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy with the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Daniel Jaffe, Gregory Mace, Erica Sawczynec +2
A high-resolution near-IR spectroscopy capability on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) could strongly and efficiently advance many of the mission's goals. The technical barrie…
The dark and featureless surface of rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b from JWST mid-infrared spectroscopy
Sebastian Zieba, Laura Kreidberg, Brandon P. Coy +13
JWST has opened a new era in the study of rocky exoplanets, enabling direct characterization of their surfaces with mid-infrared spectroscopy. Different types of rock have distinct…
Panchromatic View of the Frigid Jovian Exoplanet COCONUTS-2 b
Matthieu Ravet, Mickaël Bonnefoy, Gaël Chauvin +24
We use a high signal-to-noise MIRI-LRS spectrum (5.45 - 11 m, R ) of COCONUTS-2~b revealing prominent molecular features of HO, CH and NH. This dataset…
Clouds with a silicate lining: Using JWST spectra to probe atmospheric diversity in young AB Dor L dwarfs
M. B. Lam, J. M. Vos, G. Suárez +13
We present the first full JWST NIRSpec Prism and MIRI LRS 0.6 - 14 m (R ~ 100) spectra and analysis of five ~ 133 Myr L dwarf members of the AB Doradus moving group and one prob…
PICASO 4.0: Clouds and Photochemistry in Climate Models of Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets
James Mang, Natasha E. Batalha, Caroline V. Morley +8
We present a major update to the open-source atmospheric modeling package \texttt{PICASO}, designed for simulating the thermal structure and spectra of hydrogen-rich atmospheres of…
Connecting JWST Silicate Cloud Observations to Exoplanet Cloud Microphysics with Nimbus
Sven Kiefer, Caroline V. Morley, Melanie Rowland
The unprecedented accuracy of JWST has led to the detection of silicate clouds in exoplanet atmospheres, allowing for the first time to probe cloud formation in extreme environment…
A second visit to Eps Ind Ab with JWST: new photometry confirms ammonia and suggests thick clouds in the exoplanet atmosphere of the closest super-Jupiter
Elisabeth C. Matthews, James Mang, Aarynn L. Carter +9
With JWST, we are directly imaging cold (~200-300K), solar-age giant exoplanets for the first time. At these temperatures many molecular features appear and water-ice clouds may co…
Worlds Next Door. IV. Mapping the Late Stages of Giant Planet Evolution with a Precise Dynamical Mass and Luminosity for Ind Ab
Aniket Sanghi, William Thompson, James Mang +21
We present new JWST/NIRCam 4-5 m (F410M, F430M) and JWST/MIRI 18-25 m (F1800W, F2100W, F2550W) imaging detections of the nearby (3.6 pc) cold (275 K) gas giant exoplanet …
Worlds Next Door. III. Indirect Evidence for Enhanced Atmospheric Metallicity and/or the Presence of Water Clouds in the Nearest Jupiter-analog Eri b
Aniket Sanghi, James Mang, Jorge Llop-Sayson +12
We present the most sensitive direct imaging search for the nearest ( pc) Jupiter-analog exoplanet, Eri b, with JWST/NIRCam coronagraphy between 4-5 m (F444W). We a…
Uniform Forward-Modeling Analysis of Ultracool Dwarfs. IV. Benchmarking the Sonora Diamondback and Saumon & Marley (2008) Atmospheric Models Across Late-M, L, and T types with Low-Resolution 0.8-2.5 m Spectroscopy
Emily Mader, Zhoujian Zhang, Jonathan J. Fortney +6
(Abridged) We present a systematic assessment of two major cloudy atmospheric model grids -- SM08 (Saumon & Marley 2008) and Sonora Diamondback -- when applied to low-resolution ne…
Simulations of Electron Beam Interactions in Brown Dwarf Atmospheres
Anna Zuckerman, J. Sebastian Pineda, David Brain +2
Over two decades ago, the first detection of electron cyclotron maser instability (ECMI) radio emission from a brown dwarf confirmed the presence of aurorally precipitating electro…